stream-clone: disable gc for the initial section for the v3 format The number of small container created turn Python in a gc-frenzy that seriously impact performance. This significantly boost performance. The following number comes from a large private repository using perf::stream-locked-section: base-line: 35.04 seconds prev-change: 24.51 seconds (-30%) prev-change: 20.88 seconds (-40%) this-change: 14.22 seconds (-60% from baseline; -31% from prev)

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# Avoid interference from actual test env:

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unset HGTEST_JOBS

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unset HGTEST_TIMEOUT

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unset HGTEST_PORT

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unset HGTEST_SHELL